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Be it known that I, DAVID S. KENNEDY, of thejborough of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have'invented a new n L ine.- Casting Machines, of which the followingis a speci` iication.

'This' invention has reference to line-.casting machines of the 'type shown inLetters Patent of the -United. States No. 436,532,

vwherein a composed line of matrices sus#A pended m a first elevator, so'-called',\-1s

lowered 'to the casting` level -in front. of a `horizontaly slotted mold,`which moldis advanced facewise against tliemat-r'ices so that`- a horizontal shoulder or keeper on the-mold overlies ears projecting edgewise from the lower end o f the matrices, after which the.

elevator is urgedl upward, in'order that thev ears of `the matrices may-be. forced against the under side of t-he shoulder or 'keeper to effect the vertical alinemento t-the matrices,

so. that the characters therein will"be pre- .sented properly in front of the mold slot, to

form Vtype characters on the'y slug cast in said In'the patent referred to the -fir'st elevator inlowering the matrixline to the mold acts` upon and controls a mechanism whichy inturn controls the main driving clutch-ofthe' machine, so that. if the line is not lowered to the proper level the clutch will be'thrown out ofa'ction and the machine stopped.

' "The patented mechanism contemplated thense of a single mold, mounted in Ia vertical carrier wheel. At theipresent-.date it isV customary to provdefthe wheel with two,

three o-r fou1"1nolds, for producii'ig slugs of different thicknesses, in connection with corresponding fonts of matrices producing characte'l'of different sizes. i'.Theaim of the present invention is to provide for the =sj3eedy and certain adjustment of the stop c e'vices according tothe size of the mold and the `matricesinuse for' the. time being,4 so

` that the stoppageof the ni'achnewill `he leflfected if matrices of'any size are not prop erlypresented to the mold. `Totliis end it consists in quickly adjustable means for the mold,.`and in devices@automatically adi definitely controlling the vdescent. of the' eleratorwhich presents the matrix line before justed byjwhich theinoldwlienit is inthe p casting position is causedrto determine the". actionof .the clutchf'controlling device.

Speeificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed April v 25,

Patented Nov.- f15j, 1910. 191e. serialnassza With the exception ofthe parts specically@ described herein, the machine may be constructed and arranged asin 'the Patent No.' 436,532, or in any equlvalent manner.

In the drawings,.-Figure l is a sectionall view through the mold wheel, the first elevator, the clutch-controlling devices, andthe adjacent parts,v with lmy improrements'in corporated therein.y Fig. 1? 1s apperspective' Vlew of the adjustable clutch-controlling late.l Fig. 2 'is an inside face View of the rst velevator and the adjacent parts. with the matrix line therein. Fig. 3 is an inside face View of the mold wheel 'with two nilds therein, and the clutch-controllingslide Fig. 4 is a. perspective view of one of the keepers or'alining plates forming'part of each. mold, with a projection'thereon to ad -just the clutch-controlling slide. Fig. 5 isa vertical section through certain 'of the parts shown inFig.- Vl, with the parts in theposition they occupy when .a slug is to he ejected from 'the mold. Fig.- 6 is a vertical crosssection through the upper end "of the first elevator. Fig'. T is a top plan View ot thev same. Figs. Sand 9 are horizontal sections on lines 8 -8 and 9-f9of.Fig.'5.

Referring a portion o f theinain frame.

1 N-is the vertically moyablefrstelevator,

ox'erhangingnpper end fehanneled horizon'f tofthe drawings, A representsf tally -to receive andsustain:thejliorizontal lines of "matrices Y, these matrices.being p rovid'edat the upper and lower-ends with Vears whichv project. vedgewise therefrom.

vThis elevator receives the `composed line of otted-molds, o' and'ov This wheel vis vmatrices -from' thel composing mechanism and lowers it tothecasting level before'the linev of matrices is lowered tot-he casting" l level the slide may be advanced to carrythe wheel andthe molds forward until. that mold which --is inoperative position is pref'.' sented tacewise against the matrices.- Tn order to stop the.1nach.ine` 'if'the ele.-

jrator 'fails t. 'lower the matrices' tothe .proper level,..a bar,.. a1", whichjcontrols the v.mounted on t-helniain frame and having anamj driving ...clutchfoi'n the machineV iszoo'n-A U0' acted upon by a bar, a, having a vertical constantly upward bya spring a. lVhen upper end in the main frame, and is urged the elevator 'N descends with the matrix l'ine-'-"it"act's o' the upper end of the bar 123 and pushes the same downward. If the ele- -vator and line descend to the proper level the projection 126.011 the bar o23 stands opposite ahole in ,the mold disk and when the' diskladvances thefarm enters thehole idly and withoutelfect on the bar o23, which rem. mains at rest, and Without eli'ect on the main yclutch., so that the latter .Will'drive the mafchine. If, ho\vever,-the elevator and line cf-ailto descend to the proper level, the 'end of thearm a2 Will fail to register with the hole `in,the mold disk, and when `the disk .advances with ,the moldI itv will push the arm ozigandthe `bar a23forward, and thebar,

iactingvthroughthe lever a'2 and the bar a",-

yvjvil'l,throW'jftl-iemain clutch out of action, and stop thea machine. ,l

.lit-hftheexception' of minor details hereallaiter;v specilied, .the 4foregoing parts may .be of Vthe fsa-mey arrangement and have the same Inodefof' operation as in the Patent 436,532, the principal -diHerence beingthat i'n-thefsaid' patent the'larm a instead of be.- iingqatta-ched to the vbar o23 .was mounted in theemain. frame, pushed forward-at each ad- ,vancefof''the mold Wheel, and arranged to .laetfaga-inst a-projection on the vhar a2 ,thickness and,.m'a` trices having characters of a'crorrespon'ding-size are replaced by others ita-is;` obvious'that''the parts will need. a rearrested \-'at another level.. To this Aend 1 gmakethe. vfollowing provisions. For the purpose of?'arresting the descent of the ele- .l-.vtatorandfline I" thread through the top of Ifthei elevator kN '.a'stop screw. B, arranged to i .contact yw-ithltheftop of .themain frame.

I *.provide'fthe"upperfend of this screw lwith an onthe` under-side of the disk E, mounted to turn on a studF, fixed on the top olf-'theA elevatorn nIhe., disk E is-.provided with a` knurled handle-by which to turni-t, and is j' Y, also-@provided with a series of peripheral .notchesl.earrlanged to receive a horizontal 'spring-actuatedlatch G mounted in the elevator-.Yi rIhe'j disk' is provided opposite the .Hilarious ',Iiotcheswwith" numbers or gradua- -tionsfifindicating the various sizes of the fmatricesg; and the .distances between the l' notches;v are, such' that wheneverfaygiven notch is. presentedk tothe lockingbolt the screWVB'fwillearrest4 the-elevator with the. amatrices.' .at/g the` proper Aalining level. This :arrangement.oparts enables `the operator `to arrest the elevator N---at the' proper :height for the matrices of the particular size or 'style1 Whicharewforfthe time-'being inuse, i .The clutchooi'itrollin'g bar L23 .may be, de-

pressedby'direct"Contact with the head of the Afirst elevator,`but I prefer to make use ofan adjustable screvY or bolt I, seatedin the head of the elevator' as shown. In order that the arm ag'through which the clutch is controlled. may stand in position to enter a hole -in the "disk inaotively'onlywhen .a

keeper or alining shoulder 02, is at a proper -l'ieight With relation yto the lower ears of the -1natr1ces, I mount on the front 'of the non-rotating stud ywhich 'supports the mold Wheel a vertical plate J, suitably'7 guided, and urged upward by an internal spring j. The loiv'er end of this` plate contains the hole j/'l to receive the end of the arm at When'the clutch is to remain in action. The upperend ot' the plated is acted upon as shown in Figs. l, 3

and v5 by'a projection or surface K, on the undersideof the mold or its keeper, this surface standingI at different -levels in different j vWhenever by the rotation of the mold diskl a particular mold is brought into operative position, its projection K-will ad- `yance the plate J until'its hole stands directly.`opposite `the arm a2, provided rthat the elevator has lowered the matrix line to theproper Zlevel and carried the Iarm o2" down-accordingly. If the elevatorhas not presented the line atthe proper casting` level,fforif animproper mold is in position,

vso. that the plate J is not carried doivn to the proper level, the mold disk in advancingl will push the arm a?" forward and cause the bar` am, through the intermediate parts, to throw the main drivingclutch out of action.

- As usual in this class of machines, the

inold advances faceivise'not onlywhen in the horizontal-.casting position, but after it Ahas beeirturned to the verticalcposition in line after the casting' ooeration the ro'cci Y 4tion n, through the lever. I), advances .the

bar a, carrying its.. arm a2 down so Athat it Will enter the hole in the slide. J, vand thus permit the mold-risk and mold to advance Without stopping the machine. t '-f While I prefer to apply each ofthe blocks VK directly tothe moldor mold keeper, it "is manifest that they may ybe seeuredfftov the ,mold-disk in any suitable manner, and'that adjaeentjt'o the mold ywhich Vis for the time .Y commercial Mergenthaher rotaryl wheel provided-With a seriesof molds,

' nisni or -throwing the main driving-clutch 'y out of action, said mechanism subject to the control of the elevator, and also to the cony A 1'. In a machine of the class described', the

i plural variant molds, mechanism for con# trolling the main driving clutch, and variant mold, to control the action of the clutchand adjacent surfaces'K, peculiar to `each rmold, in combination with a member' (223, .controlling tliemain drivingclutch, and an lada ted to rotate and to .move facewise` in A .members K, peculiar to the respective molds,-

`to adjust the slide J, anda clutch-controly they may be modified in form at will, prol vided only that they are adapted torevolvey 1 with the disk and act upon the slide J, so i. that aseachvmold is brought to its operative osition the slideJ will receive correspondng 'and suitable adjustment. i t is-to be observed that in the mechanism i tiereinshown there is a Adouble control of the i 'nain' driving-clutchthe first due to the nei htof'the matrix-carryingelevator N, an Iits Aaction on the bar 61.23; and the second dile to -tliefaction of the particular block K combination of a rotary'disk *provided with devices-'carried 'by the disk, one foreach controlling devices.

2. 'In a machine of the class described, the rotary disk provided with variant molds 'intermediate member J, controlled by the surfaces K A3. In amachine 'of the class described, che wheel, provided with variant molds,

com `ination with a non-rotating slide1 J,

ling member 123, actuated by the slide J whereby the machine is brought to a stop in lthe event of a Wrong mold being presented in the casting position.

4. Ina machine ofthe class described, the

in combination with an elevator N for prey sentin the matricesto the mold, and mechatrol of the members K," peculiar to the respective molds {Whereby the stoppage of the machine is effected in the event of amatrix line being presented at anim'proper level,

or in the event of a wrong' mold being presented in the casting position. v

v 5.' The horizontal slide 0*,[the lWheel mounted thereon and provided with plural variant molds, and surfaces K, peculiar to the respective molds, in combination with the non-rotating slide J, itsactuating spring j, and a .clutch-controllin member o23, ar-v ranged to be actuated by t e` slide J; Where by the presentation'of a lWrong mold at the casting level effects the disconnection of ,the clutch and the stoppageof thev machine.

6. In a. machine of the class described, a rotary Wheel provided with plural variant molds, a non-rotatin member throu h which the vmain driving-c utch is control ed,` and devices peculiar to the respective molds to adjust said controlling member.

7. In a machine of the class described, a rotarywheel provided with plural variant with a clutch-controlling mechanism coperating with the surfaces K; whereby the presenta-tion of awrong mold in the casting position is 'caused to effect the stoppage ofthe machine.` A

8. In ainachine of the class describ'ed, a clutch-controlling member ,(123, having a vertical and a horizontal movement, in combination with the mold-slide, the mold-Wheel vhaving variant molds and corres ending surfaces K, and a member J', carrie by the mold slide, to actuate the member a2?, and the matrix elevator N, also arranged to actuate the member Q23.

9. Ina machine of the class described, the first elevator N, adapted to present a matrix line in the casting position, in coinbinationwith the stopscrew'B, the rotary 'molds, and with adjacent surfaces K, pecul-l iar to they respective molds, in combinationl actuating disk E, connected by gearsy to said .l

screw, and means for locking the disk E in predetermined positions.

10. In a machine of the class described. the bar a2, movable as described, in combination with the mold-supporting slide J, the mold-wheel, and plural molds with correspending surfaces K, to adjust the slide J.

' In testimony whereof I hereunto set my' handthis 20th day of April, 1910, in the presence of tivo attestinnr witnesses.

- DAVID S.. KENNEDY Witnesses:

' JOHN R. ROGERS, LUCY-E. SMITH. 

